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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS
posroy Das q. 1897.
Yesterday. To-day
THURSDAY, Dec. ST.. VI.

or forty railroads which have reported fbelr gross
earnings for the fourth week In November only five have
shown leases from the earnings Of wcok III 1Ss6
The forty companies give aggregate for the week "f
this year OF Gi.l2l 200. against an aggregate oi
S35l2 6j3 for week 81 S6-a gain OF S60S6ll OF
1913 per cent The Increased mileage Is about 7 per
cent
Tcday's stock speculation moi OF an encouraging
character except the decline brought few real stocks
TO market Pending tho upc9rtaues ~ Congressional
action OH ths "surplIs" question, which mr.
DIR the circumstances oaly partially Involves
the question Of accumulation OF money in tho Treasury
during tha next six months there Is evident ndispe
sitiOn 10 ener into eng gemcnts OK tAese cosu-
ons The "boars" who are active and alcrt-hSlr posi-
non males them so-take advantage 10 prom1Sate their
pcssihstic IDEAS and thus sooUisgy again havoassumc
control of prices To-day they were f:ee sellers OF inc
active list AMI the bAard-rsOm traders were Wiling
followers Tho "short" istcrest largely increased
and il cou not have II had not purchased
the stocks soll. OF Richmond and West PoHt, which
contributed $1,000 shares 10 the days total
dealings there seemed be pouring out
OF long stock Its prlcs declined from
26 to 23a23L, But that should be- regarded as favor
abba eature Tar the general The heavier That
stock sat upen and prey from maxim. repetition
Of he last nbsrs drmOrSLng work the safer VIII
be the speculation .oDI At 5OG55 year
ago Richmond ami Wesl Point Samson for cyil AT
goa - now IL is hsraless. outside OF Eichmoad and
IVES, P.int tic make. moved nearly uufsrm. All
stsci from 2. 10 IL per ceat lower at the end,
although taoy closed soty WIKI rccoycries from
tie lewes' H. cures.
the bits frr tho Is OF . per cent AnzeXed ara tho
clJ,ns quotations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

In state bend. Tennessee settlement 81 z h CHER
at : l. and Noti Carolina Is sold Al DIP Ofcify bank
stecss. Nassau sold 90 at lij and Importers and
Ttadrrs' a. 30.
The market for railroad bonds quiet aud gener-
ally steady. Missouri Kansas ami Texas general b',
locver pressed for sal, aud further dscliaei /,
7od7l and the D declined 20 81. Houston arf Texas
INT Ncs'crus sold UP 10 1874 and the general, to
60. In" second is were steady AT 97l2Hy-. New
YORK. chicago and 81 Louis l. steady AZ - q. CO.
umbus NochIu. Valley and Toledo D wers strong nc
7OL47l. Fort Worth AID Denver firsts were on per
cent 10 -. Atlantic and Pacific - were steady a. -
and the Incomes at ~. Ncw-Drrans Pacific fr.ts
hi-hrr at 90 Denver ani Rio Grande - were lirm
al 7sl2a7-a, 81 Louis and san Francisco IS vera
.trons a. lolisalolh. West shore As were steady at
or unlisted ..curi,ie. dealt in the Stock Exchange
Gotten OH certificates sold Il 300 AT 3O4 30. t.
Paul Eastern and Grand Trunk hrss $4,000 at l0l
Georgia Pacific trsts $1,000 at 1881. CHICAGO Gas
Irust 100 at 3Gia. Kingston and Pembroke Goo at
81 l2l2aS2, PhcniI Mining ZOO at 80 cents, and
Security Milimg and Mining 1900 al el soc.
Money rIird At q per cent exceptionally at ana
per cent AMI cosed offered al l. per cent
ihe sub Treasury vas debtor to the clearing House
ne -uoTreasury today gained sl5.lsl on balance.
made up by a coin gain of S7-,Oij less currency e,s
OF So. sol The days operations covered: Receipts
SlI5-.9,.; payments, sl.iihs67; currency balance
Sl0.j-3.17I coin balance. >l52. >i3.37L
Inc Ciearng Hone statement today i as follows:
Tue United states Treasury at Washinstsn received
today 500 National bank note. for rse
venue receipts we're s435.oGA
Tho foreign exchange were dull and steady ut gns
tatcns for business a. folo~s: Bankers bills 81 u 4
asd - SAB for lsnE and short sterling respectively;
- AMI francs 9ts ~ndvo = LOT relehmarHs;
40 ami ADs Tor gulllcr+
The Of the Bank OF England At their weekly
meeting today ads NO change In It's rate for discount
and 10 remains AT per cent During the week tue
bank sained 1000 bullion but the proportion OF its
To Il. liabilities reduced from A Oh to 1923
per cent against advance from AIS TO 40 per cent
In the week Of last Tho weekly statement OF
the Bank o. France shows decrease Of 100000 FRS
gold and les OF 100000 frs silver AT the London
stock Exchange British consOs were steady at lOl . 10
aud iOl 1916 respectively FOR meney and account Bar
silver l6l higher AZ "a 81 I'd per ounce Aner
railways opened strong and higher than the eQuiva
lent o. yesterday last home prices later there some
z fg-ftt QlA
Fr.n Per cents opened "r AZ - IT9 and recovered
-. ~ u IL 10 tho 4.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
THE STATE OF TR4Dk.

,BAITMo RE- Dec s-Coton stcaiv Miiny lOr-c
m. - 80 D. Extra 10 - D3 80. Fanny 10 So So
435 Cv Mus supsrfne - 81 n 80 ETtr do ooq XIX
90 no hi an - 5OG4 i5 PatsDsco Family - H. ia III
psflstNe fstrt - % Nhcat-SOuteTn 09l..
10 Amber 92g9jc Western higher. No Winter Rel
spot on '3.c. December $50 S5.c. January "a
. re; uorn-southerr rrm White 5GG57c. yellow 81 .
2'c western higher NIci SPOT BIS &c Janasry 81
@2'tci oats nrm southern IS $50 Western Wh,.
s. s3JG western Mixed 81 36c. Pennsylvania s. a Csc
I've hrn at G29G3e. Hay auet Prime TO tloics 1e,,
eth slS W q 10 ~. PROVISIONS quet Por. SIS IS
Eul.meats shoulders amt Clear Rib sizes packed
= Jc 1acen-ShOulIers dsi.c Rib -ites nc
Hams ~ l2o.c lar refined Butter higher westprn
pacS-i .OH2oc Creamery 2GV SIC Eggs q 2jc
scaly - Ooa2 10 Petroleum stesy-Esnnst &c Con.e
htEct no c4rsce5 ordinary fair la. sugar.
steady soft e. Coppor refined firm. steady &C.
Whssey steady AZ 81 l4dsl - Fteghs Iiverpsl
,eaner duh Cotton az 1924 Flour a, Is 81. Gram ~
ecepts- Flour ~ 6i2 IBIS Wheat $500 bush
push, oats 1850 Rye 500 bush shipm,nis- Flour
20Lo7 bOls. Sales-Whsat $4,000 bush Cern 80 SO
bush $500
BUFFALO. Dec S.-Wheat-No Hard dull: &c .kef
No hari NOrthsrr Pacific duh and unchanged. mons
offered Corn dull aud unsettled No store SO ass a..
80 Oh track $50. a59c No Yellow ggasOc.
oats In fair demand; No. White 37s. 3-c No Whlis
3bci 40. = HIIei 35c. Barley IN demand No l Caa
sfia ~ @c5c No Canada at SOu9lc:
80 ss;s state 72as5c. Rye unchanged; No. western
biG Mlllised uEcbanged-Wnter Bran $40 co. Spring
sI9 81 &c Receipts were-Nheat 10000 tus Shipne ~
bush.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
ECCENTRICITIES OF JOHN JONES.
WITNESSES IN TrE WILL CONTEST TELL OF HIS
n1.EER ACrIONs IL Ills LATEK LIFE

y.,rNrssrs ~ TIE WILL CONTEST TELL OF HIS
orFFR ACTIONS N HIS LATER LIFE.
Tho trial Of the suit In which Mary g. Jones seeks
70 recover one-nn of the property ieh by her "u'''
Jo!r Jones. confined yesterday In The supreme
Court before Justice Andrews and jury. Several
vitncssc. gave testimony tending to show that the
tcsator was OF un-oum rnild and addicted TO drink
James o. Whitcoinb, an old man who wa, deaf, was
called q, a witness. lie said TO the lawyer, NO"
cker here I'm bard of hearing, aud yonil have to
interpret talk Inter my car.
Jacob f. Miller, tho lawyer, was compelled to stand
close to him and shout In his ear The witness 'a'1
lac knew John Jones and had often spoken win NM
hat did you talk about =
"Nal, ne and Jones USED to tax about io."B"
EcNs, mostly III 6i!sh."
The witness >til that in 1S52 Jones told nm thd' II
any tenants want pars t!ey must 80 to ms Dfoihr
Morgan, because he had TUNED the property over 10
hiul to take care Oh
ms Margaret Jones, mother OF the p'ah''i' s"u
she had known john Jono, hrst forty yeal' aoo' Ito
wa, bind at that time. W to 1877, when his cAild
lied, she hun daily.
Nho was the mother OF the child T.
A woman named ANNE Oiarh."
" as John lIucn attached TO the chllu
ON, lndccd he was. After It's Il dth he was not
the Same lie very iona OF lhc NIUE ono,
aud ls death made vacancy that ior MN could not
Ino witness said that where the old man lived there
was iuIiiture cAocpt 10" CHAIRS And llo ioV''
WA. IN a nIthy condition. The cind Wnch lived wan
HIM Wa, la drty condition whcn on rs uralh Dcu,
which cuuA,s,c of three chairs, and iylns wrapped
only in rag, small stove containing Out htic
lire. Kas, stuffed In the broken WINDOWS, anu
many places the boards were open iu''S an ih.i'
IL was so cold that tine witness cOud mol say lhtIr
The old and the cLIdS mother were MIN! III 'hI
appearance. ,,. l.
Mrs Maria Noonan testified that she hal done "a,a-
ing for JOIN Jones five years before Ills uoath. no
wa, once arrested FOL stabbins II an ai' wa, III 40
Iolubs tor a time and then discharged Nhch ne
ned home he told the witness that he had seen Ms
wife's ghost IN his cell every n sht iy Ia, VIZ no
meant Annie Clark, woman Who had IlNcd win hh'
trial mrs on To
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
COTTON uARKErs-BY TELESRAPH.

Upland, Lew Mddli.s clause December deliver 81
ersj January aud February delivery 366ia nns, VA
February and March delivery. 3054d. sellers Mayn 80
10 64d sellers May an4 June delivery. t26td sess
June and JAY delivery. <&6Ad selsrsI July and Ausu''
delivery. 8 40 84d. sellera . a ., "a.
NEyosh.!sa p.a hddl, s.s 9.s.,
l4l6 bAss grsss reccipt 70S balss experts asS
bss1 s sSt n De-. s1s Iadns
-" MSans no orda. s ns s., and .ss Sss
i0ot bales stsek, lbs. 2oA baleA ,,,,,,. o,sia ~
NORFOLK. bso 8-oettca Steady Middiinf ~ ihSsiS
Ia as baissi exports oeastwse Sss bales sA'~ 49,
ssvAMxa. bso s.-csstsn-Dun, MidltnG w
Lew A,ddl.ns o.. ase4 2sdS::y III 9c Sao7s 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
UNITED STATES SUPREME CorrpT

WASHINGTON Dec S-The following business was trans.
acted in the United states Supreme Court to-day:
No SO Milo HOsdlsys PLAINTIFF in ,rror
act the City and County Of san Francisco submitted
twent eth rDle bv w. Holiday for pzinn.
IN Wv
No 1853 George w. Radf.rd Assigned. &c. and other,
appellants agt Agnes Folsom. amini.rAirI &c and 9TH
ers Motion TO dismiss submitted by Joseph Anderson
and Frank HageTman ~ support Of The molten w f.
Sapp and w. II. Smith In opposition thereto " -
No. 1927 The United States appellant art Kate ID Nc
IauChlin and others Argument begun by Michael Mullany
for the appellant "'
No 100 Theodore II Vsttereln AMI Others. appellants.
aFt. Denas Barnes, assignee. &c. r. Mitchell
Tying and Calder0n Carlisle appel ants and by Harnr
ton Putnam for defendant in error.
Adjourn ed until tOmOrroM.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
THE TRADE N CUrc,Cn

We NO. DOC ; t>P'''ap-The h'gtc.t prices II WHOA,
corn and provisions n.lds within fifteen min ., -
opening The ose all around a, the lowest uo,,,. nm,
curb prices showed scarcely any change NAV III,
started At oJ2 cents, and got u To sjs go,
ino 'ip-t AT M.h abort cent ~, ,,
tHi' ngure at siIdSl7- cents In cor, a. .,
ptios o' way vent from o. ~ where o,epeh 70 g "a
P"r re gay oats are realizing pretty well the ,xpe-s
o"' o. 'hnso VINO bought them On tho ii-s that Icy n.
i,ns '.Ihe ,sst On alv bre2k. bat would srt an
nearer corr May opened 1t 30 sold NJ "a c,n,
on-r Al ." eats Irovs acted in- Ike r n, ,, III
aI q, - ip N osci about AZ the bottom ~ or, ~,
h IT ~ receipts and lsft nearly OOO hog Al
t d, ~ 9 ptlcr' there were stronx Iars
op'hrl 20 Tl) ;, winch wa tl' top soil d,wl 10 -
Ald set a SIS TO- MAY lari onenef at - II IN .o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

LONDON Dec 81 4. m.-ConsOls lOl 7l6 for
and l0 for the account Atlantic and Great Western
mortgage trustees certiuoaes United States par
cent bonds. l2is do As 1885, Canadian Pacific 81
Ere 80. do second tonsols. 1908. Mexican Ordinary.
45i9. ST. Paul Common T-r Now York Central. ll9ts
P-nusrlvan!a 81. Reading 30 Mexican Central. IA lud.
sons Ray Company. go spanish Is 6ils Bar silver
quoted a. lGd Tho bullion In the Ban
OF Eng and has Increased 900 during the past Tho
the Bank OF highlands to liability.
which last week $500 cent - As % cent
Paris advice, quote Jpsr snte At - francs 5
for tho exchange London rs francs
- a confines FOR checks
PARIS. Dec. s-Ihe weekly statement OF the Bank OF
France shows decrease Of 100000 francs IN gold aud
l05D.OOO francs Ia silver
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
THE CJTys COMPLETED WATER rpovr

In answer to an inquiry Chief Engineer Greene
Of the Dock Board, reported yesterday that there arc
at present fourteen and half miles Of built up waer
front around tho city OF those eleven miles aro con-
tnuous from Seventy second ST. North River to Forty
ninth-st., East River with only u few unlmportant
gaps Of unimproved shore Tho remaining three and
q half miles are ut intervals along tho Bronx Kill
both sides Of tho Harlem River and on tho Hudson
River above Seventy second st. In 1897 the total
bullt-up water front twelve and a half miles and
from year to year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
THE COURT OF APPEAL3

ALBANY. Dec SIN tho Court OF Appeals to day tho fol-
lowing causes were argued:
No ll76 People respondent. agt. Oscar +. Beckwith
appellant
NJ. 557 Charles @. Hoyt appellant agt Joseph A. Cross,
respondent '
no 5O2 Andrew J. Thomas appellant agt George L.
Kingsland and others respondents
FollowDgis the lay calendar for Friday December 0:
Nos 54S SEQ 56l. 5G2. 572. ga. $40 BIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

On the Protuoe Er'han.s ,,,,y tn. Slt,sr meet Wa
steady Fancy Creamery 2s.s5lC barry 2'a26e hgs.
DETROIT. Doe s-wheat-No. white chsn sj.c. 30
Red cash .s5.c: December S5.c: January 500 ~
sS wh s.c s HsrS SS S 400 su, c S
bush. oats 600 bush.
MILWAUKEE, DC, s-Flour quiet. whei, el'ler. casl
~. o.t- aT@er~Ss z whit. sslec rye aaet s.. i
PORK bse.@Oes 81 5SSsi.,S sra 6ses:5sr j.
a Intte c isst py az O oc S
Flour l.OaO UOA baIsv $4,000 Ou-a.
MNSgAPOtIs Dec s-whsst strong. higher. No. H4rs
Dec 80. ianaar, 7Si.c Nav s6.s so SS,tasrS
Dec 6ss.c January 6ssc. May 76'.c Flour mar.et N1
Patents 81 506s< 90 Bakers - 80 ssJ 50 Erco?
Wheat lga;sss BUSH. shpnesis-"hea1 S'lC0 b''.-
PmLAprLrnr, Dec. s-rsur holders firm. drmaA lsh.
do rSIra s. OOasi 70. Pennsylvania Family - -
$ s7 rsnasyI,an. Rorr rrese': 5. oo,,. % @1S
clear - IS, DO do straight 81 IS 50 - LOUIS 49,
81 so Winter Patent choice 81 a. q! 80 Mapeo'i
Clear "a c 80 DO its 81 s. 30 90 s,o1 i
yo -Four loo 80 80 % 81 es0S: Closed sss, .eS S
demand light No Rel IN export elevator ssh, 80
Do E:' for foF e SfSs%9'5 siy
Steamer $50 grain dep't q.S.sa stgr
%S Mixed for December 57e5s1c do for JAauary
81. s60c. do Tor February dOe 6oSc; do TOT A-r,,
n" Whns .Oc; Futures shade nrmer. but dull 10 /!
White for December 81 90 Iapaay 30
White Ro.. choice bush 7osss: DO FAR ,sG.9i
fair 10 Hsbross choice rs zoe 10 FAR &
Good % c5c: Mixed 50 6uc Provisions 1rm
Beet. family Dbl. 50 20 $50 SO ito pacNeu
SMOKED Beef IL 1896 Beet Hans Sll 800 elN -
Perx mesa Sl6 90 ID S0s ds prime moss neN 81 ~
do family 90 1I6 81 Hama smoked IL , NC 10
cured In tA ollie sides clear ribbed salt s91vc 10
smeked 9S0lOc. shoulders. dry salt fully cured edo "a
do smoked. To- shoulders. pickle cured O'.d
7c do do smoked. 7s9so. Bellies In pickle.
sssc do breakfast Bacon. loollc Lard nrm-
S7OOas7 IS Butter nrm-Pennsvlyana Creasery tiir
SOC, Western creamery Extra AZ soc - C. 40.
cheese ara New YORK Full crsam. l2tdl2 9c one
E.ts Cho,ca II aQllsc, do. Fair 70 Prime IL oil %
Eggs were firm. Pennsylvania nrsts At 20 -s "a
OHIO ami other western nrsts at 2oo. Pstroeun-Wv
xhs, test m LbIs 7so sugar-Rennel steady GrannstA
At is Ice Powdered a7ise Feed dull and stsaiy
Wintor bran s2l oe0 s2l rs per Recsipts-fioos
7 600 bbis Wheat 5000 bush Corn $4,000 sush osS
n 900 bush. shpments-wheas 5000 bush. Corn low"
vu.a Oats l200b bush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

TOLEDO. Dec a-Whsat steady Oash. sic, December
BAG May p0tc. Corn sctivs Cash $40 May 6G.c. oats
DULL May S5se Clovsrhsed dull, steady; Primo 81 10,
Mvroh q So Rsespts-wheat 10000 bush Corn TO- 900
ClovorSHed 600 bagA ~ ''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS

LvEsreoI. Dec. $3.50 m;-2sst-In poor demand.
Ia poor demand, Chsess-Ia poor demand Tallov-In
fair demand. Eosin-!n poor demand Lard Spot ard Fa
janusry and TsDTuary hrm ~ S8a WAsAt-Ia poor de.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
TIE PETROLEUN N4RKEi.

NEWS FROM rrE FIELD AND RANGE OF PRICES
essential change In the crudo certificate
yesterday business above tho record OF weiaes
efforts break values with success
holders OF oil seemingly content TO walt patiently
for an Increased oro demand and home speculative III
curry TO improve prcss The gauge OF Saronbug Yesterday
was repsvtod 26O barrels one OF tho new good reis
that have boon opened with steady output OF
thirty nyo barrels per hour but late dispatch reported
falling Off to seyenteen barrels hour Tho well will DO
deeper will probably increase its How but week
from now from the usual course Of sax
ouburx wells 1t need plenty Of gyoerine to sustain
greatly roiuced yield Certificates not
the borrowers received only small rates for
carving ell Tho closing about 10 cents Prices
than Wednesday tho close osy steady at tho lowest
points and small fraction under the previous days hna
quotation. ~, -, -.. A. ,..,,
dated Exchange wsrsas f0lswsi
Opeu ing .......... 76is Lowest 76
Highest 7U's FINAL ~
Sales barrels ioo""o
rs reaued oil market and unchanged az cents
psr gallon. Abel tost At all ports
OIL CITY Penn. Doc S.-National Transit Certificates
onen,d at 70at highest 761 lowest 1871 closed, 75As
.s. 4I 600 barrels clearanoes $40 900 barrels char
terra 1905 barrels shipmsnts, el.2o0 barrels runs
rIrrspURo. Penn. Dec. s-Petroeum dull Ma
rran corncass opened at 10 and closed at 70 si
highest 1872, lowest. 7bra
Bk.'oRp; Penn. Dec s.INatonal Transit Certinostes
opened AZ 71A aud closed AZ ~, Highest. 70a lowest,
10. Clcarancos 100000 barrels . .,..
TIrUsvLLE Penn. Dec. 1-National Transit Cerudcaas
opened ALTON highss. 1896 lowest 7o'; closed. TOE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

maud. Four-Tn demaad- Gem, SPOT and Pu,.,..
In poor demand Mixod Western spot steady At So SLS
December stoay at 81 I'd Do January steady a. "a IL
Hops at London New state nothing eGxr
ing.
LONDON. Dec. S-d p m-Produce- Refined patresu~
ClSd 1sd gallon LiDsee OIL l3x per cwt s,pr
its OF TurpeDtfns. 27s. 10 I'D per c~t w.
BREMEN. Doc S-Pctroierm. m ,rks Is . @nniys
ANrwRRP. Dec. S.-wilcox's Lard closed at 80 francs
20 confines per 100 kii0s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
THE MONEY MARKET

SALES AT TIE STOCK ExCIANGE-DEc. 8.
TIE GENERAL LIST
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

Actual Sales Closing. No
- - --->---1 shares
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

me Springfield Union iErD)
So far iuproy sucn IN trrsencs, ana simple
ity prcVeu, annual message, 10 cool 80 far an II
adds force reason 10 the Democratic position cr
anJelighenpcnt OF CONGRESS or the people On the ques-
tisE prosencd 1t might well have been left unvttcn.
RIDICULOUS PERFORMANCE.
me IToV It'rrs RIM
II astonishing that the ch'f na-i'irtt~ or great
country be willing to pass A. ~ iguotAmns In 4
state paper. 10y affirming the eti'opcc ~ conditions
which have AGAIN AMI again n-au shorn 10 be "b'en IS
a matter OF fact Tue Prssidru' has snly brought dis
credit upon himself py this rdlcGe Gus performance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

AMERICAN SILVER md ENGLISH IDEAS.

a LETTER FROM EDWARDS PIERaEPoNT THE
BANKERS CONVENTION AND THE ROYAL COM
MISSION.
The following letter upon varions phases OF the
silver question has been addressed by the Hon.
Edwards Pi,rrepont to Senator Beck, of Kentucky,
IN response to recent expressions of the Senator
bearing OH the same subject:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
SOME uARD OrrsTIOvs.

me Waterbury AprricGn tIndJ
Are not ihssr arguments, qualified n tAey are nv
weighty emphasis the need of continued protection
an nj consideration the intcrc, or wagerarners
open the charge of preaching tie cardinal ocrincs
OF trade se Has set Mr. Cleveland IN his desire
to shsv that discriminating reform or he arm Will
work this harm aFprsbcndci and may prove bs~s-
ing Disguise been led into carving his argument ur
ther than IL psc tie present status OF public opih-
ion There will he many TO tAink so and 10 say
TIE PRESIDENTS IGNORANt t.
Tn, OTcSsicr GG->nS tR,DD
The PRECEDENT has not heard lately what margin OF
profit manufacturers making lie does ROT srr That
al the Industries Tho linked together de-
pending upon another. and upon the same SencTa
81 stem for common prosperity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
BOTH SIDES AT
STRANGELY RLIND OR HFARrLESS.
- ~ y - -, -, l Il. : 60.

Fr0b1 me IDriGnd Ma N'l's
II Is clear enough from the Caisc tone 81 me lfes-
dcpt's remarks corcerpirr the farln Oh nis actnrrt
gao l. thai tie Prr.l. NJ fees very Mite sympathy IN
pissctive duirs ans that netting bit ina Oiasspradl
disaster that would DIVERS hIln from Recommending
the entire overthrow Of the sisiris inHrsd me pro-
Cramme 10 map, will accomplish that end III time
GETTING TIE DEMOCRATS INTO BAD ScRAPE
From Tn. B3SoH Transcript tN"9r"wP)
The Presidents uucJnpfsnlsng message "ses not,
,,L,n,ti, r.Iicva ,iic bsliitral situation. Those
look either in tie Presidents message or me report
OF tha ~ the Treasury Tor aus prac'lch answer
TO the ,ari lucoas IN certain mos
will tlc revenue viii look IN vain tfeei
dent Crv~lsnd'S message while " may well Increase tho
a,Inratsn In which he s hel only omPhaszs the
helpessneSs of the Democratic party.
YES, IT Il REM ARkABih
ron me Ftic0 ObsrTrcr tI,H.i
II vndicstss the claim 81 President ClrVsl2nGs friends
that he ranks a~eng the most graceful and vigorous
writers that Lave occupied The chair oi Na-hnginn IL
Is able locumcht-remarkablc N It's power As
well as its character.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
SOME OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
A TERRIBLE "GTvE-AwAY.

TERRIBLE "GTVE-AWAY"
yrou, me BanGor Wtfg and Courier ~,
tn. massage will he nuch acceptable 10 the re-
nhian. han IN ihe Democrats 10 out aud cut
free trade argument although not particularly oin'
liant one.
NOT so SHY As ONCE HE WAS.
Prom The SyrrcUsc Standard. ,,,
The 10 chsry with his spnions Oh some suDlacs Wncu
he once dsghte discuss his reserve docs not embrace
On. .nrnl,s md THO tariff He d
free trade position almost any man in his party
REALLY CONDENSATION or HIS OWN PAkTf.
Prom The D,ron rfbunr
Tho message IL In tsaf admission teat ina Demo
cratic majority In Congress has been fathe's 10 s
pro~ses to deal with this question and 10 incompcteAt
r. int.I,rantIv and safely conduct the government
Thsnss Mr. Cleveland, fer the issue you have
raised
PLEASING BOTH SIDES At ONCE.
From me IhfldGrI pho Ledgfr .
tisameny The rarest OF happenings for Presidents
message ON a sub-ct sharrlv controversial between the
two great ariies IL hs gadl; and generally welcomed
by leading mon and iL1uestia newspapers IN Doth par
ties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
THE EVILS or FREE TRADE.


hsresIlis OF the Republican polcyars such marked
with thoss ef the contrary policy IN free trade
countries. that the sv,eul That nss 50 pr"sprrsl thu
country while tho contrary policy his baskrupisd and
plunged heavily drrt those cOuarirs which follow
It's opposite. will net be rsinquishrd without deter
,fsfru -l,f ia IL urn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

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